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School principals and parents against postponing matriculation: "Foolish idea, lose an entire generation"
The decision of the Ministry of Education to postpone the date of the winter matriculation in the month following the closure and distance learning has provoked a wave of criticism from those who are concerned about the ongoing harm that the move may create.
The principals' organization is valid: "A serious mistake that will hurt Israeli students."
Ministry of Education: "If necessary, we will consider other alternatives"
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Wednesday, 04 November 2020, 22:15
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Education Minister Yoav Galant's decision last night (Tuesday) to postpone the date of the winter matriculation following the closure and the continuation of distance learning provoked a wave of criticism from teachers, principals and students' parents.
A statement from the Ministry of Education said that the decision was "the result of extensive consultations" between CEO Amit Edri and a variety of factors, but faculty members and parents claim that postponing the exams for a month will harm the entire system, and most of all - harm children.
Nati Stern, high school principal Urban D in Tel Aviv, called the decision stupid, and said: "The Ministry of Education does not understand what is happening.
It is also not to postpone, it is to smear.
It's connect it almost with summer dates.
There is no logic here, stop sanctify been the idea of assessing any situation, "Stern said." To their credit, they've reduced the number of exams, so you have to pursue it. "
Like many others, Stern is convinced that the solution to the situation of non simple they find themselves in high school students Sticky "In most professions, the matriculation material has already been reduced by 10-5%, but the 'wear and tear' of distance learning is close to 60-50%," he said.
It is learning without learning.
They (in the Ministry of Education, SG) are disconnected.
We will not be able to prepare the students for the winter matriculation even after the postponement. "
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"Learning to zoom in is ineffective."
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"This solution is not only unnecessary, it is also harmful - everything is postponed, it puts whole systems in a situation where they work two years in a row. There are many principals and teachers who did not go on vacation from September 2019. And work like crazy, much harder than routine. "It's easy, or it's part-time, it's complete nonsense," Stern added.
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"We will lose an entire generation"
The national parents' leadership is attacking the decision of the Ministry of Education, which they claim has flooded many problems that have so far remained unanswered.
Parents are particularly concerned about the burden that will be placed on 11th-12th grade students, who have not actually learned in a way that allows for effective learning in recent months due to the learning conditions in the closure.
Some high school students even dropped out of school, not connecting to distance learning.
Many parents report symptoms of "learning from bed" among adolescents, who wander out of the house until late at night.
And various tensions made to teachers.
The chairman of the National Parents' Leadership, Mirom Schiff, also believes that the scope of study material for matriculation should be reduced, in order to allow students to complete the exams and thus advance to higher education. "What the Ministry of Education has currently done has not solved the problem.
"Our requests were to reduce the material, increase choices, reduce the number of matriculation exams and close everything in front of the Council for Higher Education."
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He continued, "At the end of the matriculation exams are meant for the children to be admitted to the university. And no, because there is Corona, this generation should not be discriminated against. Maybe it's time to really reduce the number of matriculation exams, because it does not make sense to have 12 matriculation exams. A country in the Western world, and it's not that it gives us a better education. "
Schiff is troubled by the emerging phenomenon of student dropouts failing to survive their studies through the zoom.
"A lot of students failed to learn zoom, they just dropped out of school because the zoom didn't suit them. We hear that from many school principals. People are very worried, do not understand how their children will mature. Some parents just said 'understand, I'll bring. "My child has private lessons, and some do not have the means. But is this the policy we want to lead to? We are once again widening the gaps between the populations."
Schiff, like many other parents, is also concerned about the long-term effects of learning to zoom.
"If we do not start addressing the emotional side, of all the children who do not come to school, we will lose an entire generation. One can begin to look at what is happening in the world - in Italy, France, England, they did not close their schools even though they went into closure."
"A serious mistake by the Ministry of Education that will harm Israeli students"
In a letter issued this morning by the organization of school leaders "leaders", signed by 250 principals who claim that this is a "serious mistake by the Ministry of Education that will harm Israeli students and education staff." The organization's co-chairmen explain in their letter that the Ministry of Education's guidelines will disrupt the schedule later in the year, which will impair "the ability to properly balance between preparing for the matriculation exams at their various dates." The letter stated that "the disruption of the schedule will also have future consequences for the summer learning system and the preparation of 12th grade students for enlistment in the IDF."
In addition, the principals' organization complains about the "leadership disconnect" in the Ministry of Education's decision-making. "From one moment to the next", "many dozens of senior principals - district principals, principals of education departments, supervisors as well as random school principals were gathered for quick meetings, in which a semblance of consultation appeared - with deliberate intent", and that "even before the meetings ended. The
Ministry of Education said in response that the ministry rejects the allegations outright, and clarifies that the decision to postpone the matriculation schedule and increase the deadlines was based on a large space of consultations that included the staff of the staff, the district principals, the teachers' organization, School principals, teachers, students and parents. The best interests of the student are in front of the ministry's eye, so as needed, additional alternatives will be examined to ensure the success of the examinees in the matriculation exams. "
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